A wireless network is any kind of computer network that is connected through a wireless medium, primarily known as using a wireless router creating a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network).
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Fixing bufferbloat in home network
In our home network, with continuous network IO happening latencies get ridiculous. It's fine with light loads but quickly becomes unusable if I'm, say, rsyncing a large number of small files, --other ...
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Ubuntu Laptop as a wireless hotspot on bridge mode
I have a wired router to which my ubuntu laptop connects via ethernet. The wierless NIC of the laptop acts as a wireless hotspot on master mode. I use hostapd fo this. I have bridged eth0 and wlan0, ...
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Hack a consumer router or DIY/Custom Kit for a kick ass router
So I am currently running a old school hacked Linksys WRT54G and have played around with some of the hacks and currently running Tomato on it and I am pretty happy (tho the lack of OpenVPN Server ...
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Hide SSID of an ad-hoc MacBook pro network
I have a MacBook Pro, with which I share my ethernet connection over wifi. However, I would like to hide the ssid of the generated ad-hoc wifi network.
How would I do this?
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Hardware needed to route between two networks over wireless
I recently rented an apartment about 100 yards from my brother's house. I have line of sight to his house and can pick up his home AP signal with one of my two laptops if I go out on my balcony ...
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Troubleshooting Sony Vaio intermittent WiFi connection?
I recently got a Sony VAIO laptop (VPC-CA3C5E) for my wife, and I'm having problems with my Wi-Fi connection that I don't know how to troubleshoot.
This is the information I can think of:
The ...
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Can I create an Infrastructure access point from built-in WiFi (as opposed to Ad-Hoc) on Windows XP?
I want to use my Windows XP laptop as an access point.
What I am trying to achieve is possible under Windows 7 with a myriad of utilities, but the wireless driver stack was different before Windows ...
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Can I use my Belkin router as a repeater?
I've got a brand new, unopened Belkin N600 DB router (yay 50% off sale), and I can't seem to figure out if I can use it as a repeater. As far as I can tell, it doesn't support DD-WRT or Tomato, but ...
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Wi-Fi connection download speed is cut in half in Linux Mint
I have a pretty decent DSL connection that usually gave me about 105KB/second download speed over wifi. The "official" download speed was 1.5 megabits so I should have been getting a bit more, but ...
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Sharing internet connection with WDS
Is it possible to share an internet connection through WDS? I'm on the very edge of a wireless network, the spot that I'm in maintains a stable 22% according to XP with the help of a parabolic ...
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Wireless router bandwidth with multiple clients
Suppose a wireless router has a bandwidth of 54 Mbps. Does this mean that 2 clients (PC's) that are connected to the router can both transfer data at 54 Mbps simultaneously or will the bandwidth be ...
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Does linking two wireless routers together via ethernet improve wireless responsiveness?
Hey all,
I'm working on a project where I have about 30 people connecting to a single router wirelessly to perform "computer music." Basically we send packets over the wireless network to synchronize ...
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Why does my MacBook Pro have long ping times over Wi-Fi?
I have been having problems connecting with my Wi-Fi. It is weird, the ping times to the router (<30 feet away) seem to surge, often getting over 10 seconds before slowly coming back down. You can ...
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Can I create a private network just for my PC and iPhone?
I have a problem. I just bought a wireless n router. My mediacenter pc and my macbook are both have wireless n. The problem is my iphone 3gs does not support wireless n.
Right now I have my router ...
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Ubuntu Connect Button Disabled, cannot connect
I'm trying to connect to my school network from Ubuntu 12. The network is WPA encrypted and I can connect just fine if the network manager establishes a connection automatically. However, when I get ...
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Remote Desktop connection breaks the wireless connection
When I connect to my Windows 8 Professional machine via Remote Desktop (RDP) I almost always get my WiFi connection broken.
The setup:
T61P Lenovo Laptop + W8 at home
Wireless Router with NAT ...
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Getting laptop wireless LED to indicate wireless network activity?
Is there a way to get the wireless LED of a laptop to indicate wireless activity the way that the hard-drive LED does?
It seems to have been implemented in Ubuntu, so fortunately it can be done with ...
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second router: access point vs. bridge mode
I have my main router running Tomato. My second router is configured as an access point using a different channel as the main router, but the same SSID/WPA2 info. All the firewall stuff, plus DHCP is ...
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How do I take my home office network from consumer-grade to small-office grade performance?
I work from home and all my communication and all my home entertainment is done over IP via my home network. I'd like to take my consumer-grade home network to the next level but I'm unsure where to ...
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Load-balance with LAN and Wi-Fi
I have a Mac, which runs Mac OS X 10.6 or Ubuntu 9.10 or Windows XP (Multiboot). Solution can be for any of the systems, whatever works better.
I have two ISPs, one can be accessed via Wi-Fi, one ...
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Problems with Wireless Network internet connection
I have a wireless network at my house. My wife's computer connects just fine to it and the internet (I am using her computer wirelessly to ask this question).
My computer will wirelessly connect ...
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Slow local network with brand new router and DD-WRT
I'm running a brand new Asus RT-N16 with DD-WRT v24-sp2 (08/12/10) mega on it. Lately, I've seen slow transfer rates when moving files from my laptop to my server over wifi (laptop is using wifi, ...
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Connect to Wi-Fi access point with specific MAC address
I can see several (5+) Wi-Fi access points with the same SSID, but different MAC addresses (using InSSIDer). However, my Windows 7 laptop always keeps connecting to one of the APs, and I suspect it's ...
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How can I hide my network connections in the task bar when I'm not connected?
How can I hide my network connections (the PC with the red X icon on the task bar) when I'm not using a that connection.
Typically, I switch back and forth between wireless and wide connections ...
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Transfering a 15gb folder from 1 macbook to another
I need to copy a folder of 15GB in size from 1 Macbook laptop to another.
The both have wireless cards obviously. And Bluetooth. I have a normal network cable (ethernet).
What options do I have in ...
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Selecting Home Networking Equipment
I have recently finished my new house and while redoing it I ran Cat6 throughout. The game plan is to have a gigabit switch in the central spot of the house that I ran all the lines to, and a second ...
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How can I change my public IP address?
I'm looking for a way to change my public IP address. You know, the one that other websites see.
I know what I'm looking for is basically a proxy server, but I don't want to use a proxy for 2 ...
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Adding an external HDD to the network?
Is there anyway to add an external harddrive (that isnt connected to a computer) to my network so i could add/modify things wirelessly from my laptop. I ask because i have a HDD hooked up to my ...
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Are WiFi transmissions over an open network encrypted?
By "open" I mean the router does not require a password to connect.
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Can't connect back to the wireless network after the password was changed
Family changed the network password and some other network settings after new computers were brought into the house because apparently they wouldn't work with what we had. Actually an off-site tech ...
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Why does my wireless work better on G than N?
I've come across a situation where my router/wireless card range is longer and more reliable if both are set to use the 'G' standard instead of the 'N'.
This goes against my complete understanding of ...
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Why is the file copy speed over wireless so slow?
I am copying files from one powerful computer to another on my home network. The files are copying slower than what it would take to download them over the internet. If my connection is supposed to be ...
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Hotel like Wifi manager
Does anyone knows which are these systems that manages paid wifi networks and some hotels and airports?
Even better, would anyone know a open/free project that would do or could be adapted to that ...
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Automatically Connecting to Hidden SSID WiFi Network
My MacBook Pro will not automatically connect to a Wireless network with a hidden SSID. It makes me select the "Join Other Network..." in the Airport menu (in the system tray), where I need to input ...
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Powerline network adapters vs wireless range extender
My home office is upstairs and I do not get good wireless reception there (1-2 bars, max ~18Mbps network speed, and speedtest.net tops out at around 2Mbps). About 6 feet away from the metal spiral ...
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Can't ping other machines in my network
I've got 3 machines on my network, all running Windows 7.
None of them can ping each other, either by name or IP address. (And because of this, they also can't see each other on the network, can't ...
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Zotac WiFi Drivers - No Linux Support
I built my own computer, and the motherboard is a Zotac ITX GeForce 9300. The Wi-Fi adapter doesn't work and the CD it came with has no Linux drivers. I am using the latest stable release of Linux ...
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How do I watch or stream movies over WiFi without constant stuttering?
I've got a bunch of movies on my desktop. Each one is around 700MB long, so for an average movie this is around 128 kb/s.
My WiFi is capable of transferring the movies at an average speed of 1 MB/s, ...
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What is the easiest way to turn off the wifi connection in my home at night? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to disable internet access at night on the router?
I have teenagers who stay up all night and skype with their friends on their laptops.
Is there a way I can turn ...
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Should I disable Wi-Fi on my laptop when my Ethernet cable is plugged in?
At home I often connect my laptop to my Wi-Fi network. However, when I'm near my desk I plug in my Ethernet cable since that gives me a faster connection to the internet. But if I don't disable my ...
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Considerations about using multiple Wireless Access Points with the same channel and SSID
I have looked all over, and everything I have read says, if you run a multi-WAP setup with the same SSID you should stagger the channels.
Can anyone tell me in more detail why this is needed ...
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Need to hard reset Dlink router once a week
I am having a Dlink DIR 655 router at the home. Once a week randomly, I see that my connection becomes weak and faulty. I have to go and do a hard-reset of the router (switch off and switch on), so ...
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Wi-fi Router Neighbor-Friendly Mode?
I was tinkering around with my NetGear WNR2000v2 router this morning and noticed a Mode option under its Wireless Settings page.
Of the 3 - 4 Mode options available to me, the last two were:
Up to ...
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How to find the IP address of an access point that I'm connected to?
I'm connected to an open network, I can see the BSSID and the SSID but I don't think DHCP is enabled because I don't get any IP.
so is there a way to find out what is it's IP remotely ?
and thanks
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How can I prevent Desktop Users from viewing the wireless password?
The title says it; I want to prevent users from viewing the wireless network password on Ubuntu. It's easily viewable through the included application called seahorse.
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Are there any differences between the 802.11n final and draft specifications?
There is a lot of wireless networking equipment available that claim to follow either the 802.11n final specification or, alternatively, (one of) its draft versions. Are there any appreciable ...
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IP address of host of Wi-Fi ad-hoc network?
I often create a wireless ad-hoc network on my laptop running Windows 7. Now I'd like to connect to it using standard HTTP from my iPod Touch. I've tried 192.168.1.1 and that doesn't work. What should ...
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Difference Between Wireless and Bluetooth
What is difference Between Wireless(802.11) and Blue tooth ?
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Multiple access point with same SSID but all connections goes to only one access point
So I have three multiple access points with same SSID, installed within 60 ft of each other.
AP1 - Ch 1 - Linksys WAP4400N
AP2 - Ch 6 - Linksys WAP4400N
AP3 - Ch 11 - HP V-M200
95% ~ 100% of ...
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How to create a wireless link over great distances?
Me and a few friends want to try to create a wifi network that'll connect our houses. We have a "clear line of sight" in a sense that they live lower than me and there are no other hills between us.
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